World through the aperture

The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) is seen in the sky over Arctic Snowhotel in Rovaniemi, Finland February 28, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)

A selection of photos shot recently from around the world:

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) bunkers are pictured near the fenced border with Pakistan in Ranbir Singh Pura sector near Jammu March 1, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)New vegetation sprouts in a Woolsey Fire burn area at Malibu Creek State Park, in the Santa Monica Mountains, on February 26, 2019 near Malibu, California. (Photo by AFP)Filipino boys play with red lanterns that are displayed at a park in Manila, Philippines on March 1, 2019. (Photo by AP)A masked reveler poses during the Venice Carnival in Venice, Italy, March 1, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)A heron as seen on the course during the second round of the Honda Classic at PGA National Resort and Spa on March 01, 2019 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by AFP)A kayaker paddles through a flooded neighborhood on February 28, 2019 in Guerneville, California. (Photo by AFP)Kyle Busch, driver of the #51 Cessna Toyota, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Strat Las Vegas 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 1, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by AFP)Radek Juska of the Czech Republic makes an attempt in the men's long jump qualifying at the European Athletics Indoor Championships at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, March 1, 2019. (Photo by AP)People walk around the Ho Chi Minh mausoleum in Hanoi on March 2, 2019 ahead of a planned visit by North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un. (Photo by AFP)Protesters demonstrate in the streets of Algiers, Algeria, to denounce President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term, March 1, 2019. (Photo by AP)